Dolenja Vas pri Polhovem Gradcu (; , Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung, no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 13.) is a small village east of Polhov Gradec in the Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.Dobrova–Polhov Gradec municipal site
Name The name of the settlement was changed from Dolenja vas to Dolenja vas pri Polhovem Gradcu in 1955.Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS. Dolenja vas pri Polhovem Gradcu literally means 'lower village near Polhov Gradec'. Dolenja vas and names like it are quite common in Slovenia and other Slavic countries, and they indicate that the settlement lay at a lower elevation than nearby settlements.Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 116–117. In the past it was known as Niederdorf in German.
Cultural heritage The barnhouse at Dolenja Vas pri Polhovem Gradcu no. 6 is a two-story rectangular structure combining a residential part and a barn under a single roof. The year 1811 is carved into the semicircular door casing around the entrance. At a later date an addition was put on the structure, it was modified, and the plastering on the facade was segmented. The house stands on the road from Babna Gora.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 17219
Notable people Notable people that were born or lived in Dolenja Vas pri Polhovem Gradcu include: John Seliškar (1871–1932), professor at the St. Paul Seminary and author of a work on Francis Xavier Pierz Metod Trobec (1948–2006), serial killerKoncilja, Franci. 2011. "Serijski morilec Metod Trobec" Časnik (30 May).
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Dolenja Vas pri Polhovem Gradcu on Geopedia